Case or rack for displaying pamphlets, printed forms, and like matter.



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LEONARD a. BLADES, an., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CASE OR RACK FOR DISPLAYING PAMPHLETS, PRINTED FORMS, AND LIKE MATTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 20, 1915. Serial No. 15,876.

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Be it known that I, LEONARD J. BnAnEs, Jr., a citizenof the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the Vcounty of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases orBacks for Displaying Pamphlets, Printed Forms, and like Matter', ofwhich the following is a specification. y

My invention has reference to holders for exhibiting folders, pamphlets,booklets, tablets or `similar printed matter, and has for its object theproduction of a simple, practicable case in which the partitions shallbe adjustable in width to provide for the reception and display of avariety of such ar# ticles of varying widths. The invention relatesespecially to the construction and ar'- ran'geinent of the partitionswith respect to the frame of the case, and its novelty will be moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

lin the drawings Figure l represents a vertical section on the line 2--2of Fig. 2,

of a case of well known form and arrangement, such as is commonly usedfor the dis play of railway time tables, in which iny'invention isembodied; Fig. 2 is a front view of one tier of compartments oi" .suchcase,

the flanges of the retaining groove being broken away a short distancethe right hand partition to better show a slightly inodiiied form oi'attaching plate for lsucli partition; Fig. 3 is a perspective of one ofthe partitions alone; Fig. l is a fragmentary section on the line lr-4of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a front or face view'of a modified form ofpartition; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary seotion of such modiiied form on theline 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a perspective of the same; and Fig. 8 is aperspective of an implement suitable for turning the locking disk of theforni of partition. shown in Figs. 5 to 7.

The 4same reference igures indicate the same parts in the severalfigures of the drawing;

Referring to the forni ot' case illustrated in the drawings, thesections of the case are arranged in tiers rising one above the otherfrom front to rear, each section comprising a back wall 1, a bottom 2, afront rail 3 (which may be formed separate or may be integral with thebottom, as shown), and ends 4, Il. inthe back wall of the back and beingconnected with such of the ,section is arranged a retaining groove,which in the present instance is formed by a strip of sheet metal 5having inwardly bent flanges 5 and seated in a recess in the back wall.

The detachable and adjustable partitions (i, Vof which any number may beused, are each formed with an attaching plate or base 7 extending atright angles to the partition itself, in the present instance this basebe; ing formed of an integral extension of the sheet metal plateconstituting the partition partition by a broad tongue. The width or"the base between the tongue and the edge opposite it is less than thatof the space between the flanges or" the retaining groove, and itsheight greater and oi such dimensions as to snugly enterl and fit withinthegroovev beneath the flanges 5a when the partition is in uprightposition in the case.

One of the horizontal edges of the attaching plate, in the presentinstance the lower edge, is bent, as along the line 8, in such mannerthat tie plate will resiliently and frictionally engage vthe top andbottom of the retaining groove under the flanges 5a.. Two diagonallyopposite corners of the attaching plate are clipped diagonally-or theymay be rounded oti, see the right hand plate in Fig. 2-the .shape andproportions of the coacting parts being such that the partitions may beapplied or attached to the sections at whatever points desired byturning any partition sidewise to an angle of about forty-five degreesfrom the perpendicular, and inserting its base Within the retaininggroove, and then turning the partition to upright position, the top andbottom marginal portions of the base engaging the groove frictionallyunder the :[ianges 51 and maintaining the partition in adjustedposition. As shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the perpendicular distancebetween the clipped corners when the attaching plate is turned angularlysidewise is slightly greater than the opening between the flanges of thegroove, but the neck between the partition and base is narrow enough topermit one corner to be slipped under the adjacent flan ge a sufficientdistance to permit the opposite corner to clear its flange and thus beinserted under it.

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wardly and forwardly from the top edge of each partition near its upperforward corner.y This rod and the rail 3 yat the bottom of the sectionserve to retain the matter between theA partitions from falling outforwardly, and the inclination of the slots prevents the rod from beingbowed and yielding upwardly out of disengagement with the slots when thecompartments are packed tightly with matter, as would be apt to ocourwere the slots made vertical.

" In the modified forni of my invention shown in Figs. 5 to 7, the meansfor securing the base of the partition in the retain-ing groove 5consists of a disk 11 eccentrically mounted on a pivot 12 on the baseynear its upper edge, and which may be rotated to jam against the top.of the upper portion of the groove underlying the upper flange 5a, thuslocking the partition in place.

Tofacilitate rotation of the disk, for the purpose of causing itsengagement and disengagement lin the retaining groove, a central hole 13is formed inthe disk, and a suitable tool is provided adapted to engage3o within such hole and bear against the head Yof the pivot 12 (which isformed to pro]ect for thev purpose), so that by the rotation i of thetool the.Y disk can be turned.v

" -IA have also illustrated in Figs. 5 to '7 a further modification ofmy invention, which imay,-however, be used with the attaching meansshown in Figs. 1 to 4t. In this modification, for the purpose ofretaining the matter within the compartments, each par- 40 tition hasrigidly secured to it'a'short trans- AVverse rod passing through it nearits upper front corner, the slot 10 and transverse rod 9 being of coursenot used.

i While my invention is well adapted for use in connection with ordinaryforms of display racks or cases for the exhibition of railway timetables and similar folders, it is obviously also adapted for use incases ofl varying proportions and arrangement for holding blank forms ortablets of vari- Ous sizes, such as are used in banks and manycommercial or manufacturing establishments, and for the display ofadvertising pamphlets or other matter of many 5K5 kinds.

I claim:

1. In a structure of the character described, a horizontal ca singsection arranged for the reception of articles to be displayed,

said section being provided with a retaining groove extendinglongitudinally along the rear wall thereof, and vertical partitions eachprovided with a base adapted to make locked engagement restrainingsliding movement at any point in said retaining groove when turned froman inclined to a vertical position at right angles to a plane Apassingvertically through the groove.

2. Ina structure ot the character described, a horizontal casing sectionar anged for the reception of articles to be displayed, said sect-ionbeing provided with a retaining groove extending longitudinally alongthe rear wall thereof and formed with overhanging flanges at itsopposite sides, and vertical partitions each provided with a baseadapted to enter said retaining groove between the flanges when appliedthereto at a determined angular position and enter into and makefrictional engagement wilhin the groove underneath the flangesrestraining sliding movement when the partition is turned to bring itinto vertical position at right angles to a plane passing verticallythrough the groove.

In a structure of the character described, a horizontal casing sectionarranged for the reception of articles to be displayed, said sectionbeing provided with a. retaining groove extending longitudinally alongthe reai' wall thereof and formed with overhanging flanges at itsopposite sides, and vertical partitions each provided with a sheet metalbase of a length adapted to permit its insertion between the iiangesmeasured in a direction at an angle of approximately forty-live degreesto the partition and of a length adapted to prevent its withdrawal frombetween the flanges measured in a direction parallel to the partition.

4. In a structure of the character described, a horizontal casingsection arranged for the reception of articles to be displayed, saidsection being provided with a retaining groove extending longitudinallyalong the rear wall thereof and formed with overhanging flanges at itsopposite sides, and vertical partitions each provided with a sheet metalbase of a length adapted to permit its insertion between the flangesmeasured in a direction at an angle of approximately forty-live degreesto the partition and of a length adapted to prevent its withdrawal frombetween the flanges measured in a direction parallel to the partition,said base being bent to constitute portions lying inY different planesand arranged to coaet with the rear wall and marginal flanges of theretaining groove to exert spring pressure, whereby the partition may belocked in any desired position of adjustment.

5. In a structure of the character described, a section for thereception of articles to be displayed provided with a retaining grooveextending longitudinally at the back of said section, verticalpartitions each equipped with a base adjustably engaged in saidretaining groove, said partitions being formed with a slot adjacent thetop front corner of each, and a rod secured to the sides of the sectionand engaging said slots in the partition. l

6. lin a structure of the character` described, a section for thereception of articlesto be displayed, vertical partitions adjustablysecured in said section, said partitions being each formed with aninclined slot extending downwardly and forwardly from the top edge ofthepartition at a point near the top front corner thereof, and a rodsecured to sides of the section and engaging said slots in thepartition.

7. ln a structure of the character described, a horizontal casingsection arranged for the reception. of articles to be displayed,removable vertical partitions horizontally adjustable in said section,and a rod engaging each partition adjacent its top front corner forretaining contained articles within the compartments between thepartitions.

8. In a structure of the character described, a casing section providedwith a llongitudinal retaining groove formed with `marginal overhangingflanges, and a partition formed with a base portion arranged to engagealong two opposite edges beneath said ianges `and also formed with aconnecting neck portion, said base being bent along a line parallel withone engaging edge.

9. In a structure of the character described, a horizontal casingsection provided with a longitudinal retaining groove LEONARD J. BLADES,Jn

Witnesses:

LOUIS B. ERWIN, ROBERT DOBBERMAN.

Contea at this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commisaioner ci? Patente, Washington, D. C.

